Sash-hanger.



; S A E PATENT OFFICE 'rnomrson NOWOTNY, orsr. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SASH-HA'NGER.

- To allwhoin it may concern.-

Be it known that HABRIE THoinPsoN Nowo'rrrr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

. siding in the cityof St. Louis and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sash-Hangers, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hangers'for windowsash, screens,etc, and more particularly to a hanger of this character which will alsoform a corner rein-.

forcement for the sash.

,The objects of the invention are to produce a device of extremelyinexpensive and simple construction which can be stamped from oneintegral piece of metal and will form both a corner reinforcement and a.hook hanger, the hook being formed by continuation of the cornerreinforcement, which is bent-laterally upon itself and is solidthroughout, not being weakened atany point by cuts, indentations, orslots.

The above and other objects, I- accomplish asqhereinafter set forth, andas particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings in which adaptations or embodlments of myimproved hanger are shown.

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In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a fragment of adwelling with a window casing or frame, window sash in saidcasing orframe, and a screen hung or'suspended in said casing or frame by myimproved Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on line 2 2, Fig. 1illustrating a screen hung by my improved hook-and also illustratingbydotted lines the oblique hanging position the sash would assume if thebottom shoulder of the casing were removed. r

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary hprizontal section taken on line 33, Fig. 1,through a window casing and sash with a screen hung therein by myimproved hanger.

-Fig. 4 isa corner fragment of a sash or screen frame in perspective,illustrating one form of my improved combined hanger and cornerreinforcement fitted thereon.

Fig. 5 is a separate detached view of anotherforrn of my improvedhanger.

Fig. 6 is a fiatface view of the blank from which the form of myimproved hanger shown in Fig. 5;-is-made,' with the various Specifieation of Letters Eatent.

bent to form my improved device.

In referring to the embodiiftsnts r adaptations of my invention shown indetail in the accompanying drawings, like numerals designatecorresponding parts.

My improved hanger is designed as an in-" expenslve but highly efficientarticle for sus-' Patented Sept. 24, 1918. Application filed'November 1,1916. Serial No. 128,970. 7 i I i f pending screens and the like inproper position in a window casing or frame, and it is so formed orconstructed that it constitutes both a hanger and a corner reinforcementor brace. Y

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3, I have shown my improved hangers properly fittedon the upper two corners of a screen frame and hung in place in aconventional form of window, a portion of the wall of the dwelling beingdepicted in Fig. 1.

As illustrated, the usual and well known parts shown in Figs. 1, 2, and3, comprise a window casing or frame, 1, window sash, 2, slidably fittedin said casing or frame, and the wall, 3, of the dwelling.

Besides a screen of the usual construction is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and3, suspended in front of the lower sash by a pair of my improvedhangers.

In hanging the screen, two pins, 6, are driven 1nto the casing onopposite sides The improved hanger is preferably con- Q ted as shown inFigs. 4, 5, and 6, being stru raga 'ar in form and having a portion, 7

which whenthe'hanger is properly attached to a sash or screen extendsvertically and an- J'other portlon, 8, which extends horizontally andlaterally from one side of the upperextremity of the vertical portionand at approximately a' right angle to the horizontal I portion. Acontlnuation of the portion, 7,

also extends above the juncture point of the horizontal, portion, 8, andconstitutes the hook proper being bent upon itself into the overhanginghook shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 5.

Preferably, I bend the hookportion at three points, first giving a rightangle bend at its uncture or merging point with the vertical thehorizontal top portion, 10, of thehookproper, then giving a second bend,11,

obliquely outward and downward at the outer termination of thehorizontal to por tlon'to form an outwardly flaring hp, .12,

and finally bending the outer portion of said lip slightly upward at an,intermediate and point, 13, as shown in Figs. 2, i, and 5, therebyimparting a slight angular form to the flaring lip, of hook. e

I may'also form the hanger with an angle reinforcement, 14, which isbent at a right angle to and extends longitudinally with the horizontalportion, 8, and is adapted to extend beneath and be fastened to thefiller strip, 15, and a transverse vertical wall or closure, 16, whichcloses the inner end of the opening. through the hook as shown in Fig.5. k

This form of my improved hanger is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and forms astifier, stronger andbetter fastened hanger than the simpler formpreviously described.

It can be fastened to both the bottom surface and the end of the fillerstrip, suitable openings, 17, being provided in thereinforcement, 14,and the wall or closure, 16, for nails, screws, or other fasteners, seeFigs. 5 and 6. The wall or closure, 16, is preferably formed by cuttingthe inner portion of the reinforcement by a transverse slit, 18, thustruncatingits inner end and then also slitting the cut portion on thelongitudinal line, 19, which occurs at the bend oining the portions, 8'and 14:, and thenex tends in longitudinal alinement with the said bendand terminates at the juncture point with the vertical portion, 7. Theslitted. fragment which is thus severed from both i the reinforcement,14, and the portion, 8, is bent on a vertical line toward the hook andconstitutes the wall or closure, 16, as shown in Fig. 5.

My improved hanger is extremely simple inexpensive to manufacture, beingformed of one integral piece of metal and is the corner or so that itcan be easily stamped out.

It forms both a supporting hook for the screen and a cornerreinforcement, there fore combining in itself a hanger andreinforcement, so that not only will it support the screen but alsostrengthen and stiffen the screenframe at its weakest point, thatjuncture points of the portions or members of the screen.

While my improved hanger is chiefly designed as a screen or sash hanger,it is equally adapted to andmay be used for a variety of other purposes.

As shown, the hook proper is positioned I on theinn'er side of theframeof the screen or sash, being oflset therefrom and the anle.

portions, 7, and 8, which constitute the rein 12, and providing a widerspread of the sash or screen frame and extend in lon 'tudinal' alinementtherewith respec- The hooks are arranged in pairs, being fastened one toeach of the two upper corners of theframe and are adapted to be fittedupon and to catch over the projecting portions of the sustaining andpositioning pins as shown in Fig. 1.

Owing to the offset position of the hooks, the screen or sash framewould naturally sway or swing inwardly when hung, and assumeapproximately the position shown in Fig. 2, in dotted lines, were it notthatthe lower end of the screen frame strikes or abuts against theshoulder at the bottom of the casing or window frame. This insures atight connection at all points as the screen frame naturally fallsinwardly by gravity.

The book, it will be observed, is formed by bending a continuation ofthe angle reinforcement upon itself in a lateral direction,

thereby providing a hook formation, which side from the fiat in placethereby securing a snug andtighti lit for the screen in the windowcasing.

While I have described in the foregoing,

specification adaptations or embodiments of my invention, it should beunderstood that the structural parts thereof. may be varied,

changed, modified or altered .or one or more may be omitted or dispensedwith without departing from thesplrit of my invention as fairly definedin the following claims, or as may be imparted thereto by invoking thedoctrine of equivalents. 'What I claim as my invention and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is 1. A sash hinge embodying a flat verticalstrip for attachment to the inner face of the vertical side bar of thesash frame, the upper end being bent forwardly and downwardly to form ahook for engaging a pin located in the window casing; a horizontalstrip, right angled in cross section, extending ata'right angle fromsaid vertical strip,

the lower rib thereof being adapted for engagement,with the inner faceof the hori-- zontal top bar of the sash frame while the upper rib isadapted for engagement with a weather strip fastened to said top bar;and an ear, out from'the body portion except on the side next thevertical strip aforesaid, and bent down from that side athwart the hookaforesaid, so as to form an end stop and fastening for said weatlielstrip.

2. A sash hinge embodyinga downwardly extending strip, having upper endbent forward to form a hook; a laterally extending rigidly connected,auxiliarystrip, bent upon itself at a right angle along its longitudinalcenter line; and a: stop, rigidly con- 10 HARRIE THOMPSON NOWOTNY.

Witn sses:

M. E, MCGRATH,

DAVID TURK.

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' Washington, D. 0."

